Sometimes you can feel the love in a home as soon as you walk through the door.

The center-entrance Colonial at 5 Folsom’s Pond Road in North Wayland, set atop a large sloping lawn on a quiet cul-de-sac, is just such a house.

Step through the double front door and the house seems to embrace its visitors, drawing them to its spacious rooms filled with natural light.

The floor plan is perfect for entertaining – the current owners have had parties for 150 guests – with a formal living room, cozy family room, study, gourmet kitchen and a sunroom with floor-to-ceiling windows that opens to two decks. There is also a beautifully landscaped yard with a heated in-ground pool. Those same features, plus a finished basement, give the house plenty of room for a family to spread out or come together both inside and poolside.

Meaghan Winokur and Carmel McDermott of Coldwell Banker, Wayland, have listed the house at $1,250,000.

The 3,355-square-foot, 10-room house is set on a 1.52-acre lot.

“When you walk into this house, it’s just serene. You get that good feeling that it’s a family home, and so well cared for,” said Winokur. “It’s so beautiful and tranquil, especially when all the bushes, trees and flowers are in bloom, and you can enjoy sitting by the pool. Yet it’s convenient to everything.”

The home, with only two owners since it was built in 1982, is move-in ready.

The property is nicely landscaped, and a stone wall near the front of the house is an attractive focal point.

A wide columned portico frames the double front door.

The front door opens to a wide tile-floor foyer, which has two closets.

There are hardwood floors throughout the first floor as well as oversize windows, which fill the house with natural light.

A front-to-back living room is to the right of the foyer. A wood-burning fireplace, crown molding, recessed lighting and French doors to a deck and backyard are nice features of the 13-by-27 room.

Tucked off the living room, a 14-by-17 study is another front-to-back room with a fireplace, recessed lighting and built-in bookshelves.

The dining room, to the left of the foyer and with a swing door to the kitchen, is 13 by 13 and has wainscoting and crown molding.

The owner, a Cordon Bleu-trained cook, made sure the 2006 kitchen renovation is truly a chef’s kitchen – a chef who likes to entertain and be part of the action at the same time. Centrally located, the kitchen opens to the family room and a solarium. A folding window opens over the sink and allows views of the sunny solarium and beautifully landscaped yard where birds flit between feeders. Pretty pendant lights with Murano glass shades, granite countertops, custom cabinets with plenty of storage and a center island with a Wolf gas cooktop are nice features of the 13-by-22 eat-in kitchen. High-end appliances are by Sub-Zero, Thermador and Bosch. Two pantries add even more storage to this well-thought-out kitchen.

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The 17-by-25 family room is another front-to-back room with a more rustic feel with beamed ceiling, custom built-ins, a fireplace and two window seats. There is also a wet bar.

The solarium is a tranquil, light-filled room and is heated and air-conditioned. The 15-by-22 room has a cathedral ceiling, floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides as well as four skylights and doors to two decks. The room has lovely views of the backyard and pool, which is lushly landscaped with rhododendrons, azaleas and perennials.

A wide staircase leads from the foyer to the second floor with four carpeted bedrooms and two full baths. Three of the bedrooms have walk-in closets, and two bedrooms are connected by a pocket door.

The master bedroom is a spacious 13 by 18 and includes a marble bathroom with a large window overlooking the private backyard, Jacuzzi soaking tub, shower and a double vanity.

The finished lower level adds a lot of bonus space to the house. The lower level was recently carpeted and includes a family room and a large room with a wall of built-in cabinets, a laundry room with a built-in folding area, walk-in cedar closet, storage closets and access to the two-car attached garage.

The house has four-zone oil heat and air conditioning and a fenced backyard. Conservation areas with walking trails are nearby.

For more information on 5 Folsom’s Pond Road, Wayland, contact Meaghan Winokur at 508-922-0414 or Carmel McDermott at 508-935-9565, listing agents with Coldwell Banker, Wayland. This house is shown by appointment.